China’s economy must ‘return to basics’ amid tech reform push, outspoken economist Wu Jinglian says

One of China’s most outspoken and liberal economists has called for the Chinese economy to “return to ... orderly market system a core mission,” Wu said in the March issue of the Exploration ... Read More

China's economy continues improving in high-quality, defying ‘peak’ hype

This growth contributed over 30 percent to global economic growth, solidifying China's role as a crucial engine for ... The integration of digital technology and the real economy is solidly ... Read More

China’s economy ‘imploding’ as experts issue warning of chaos around the globe

China's economy is "imploding" and this could have huge repercussions around the globe, an expert has warned. Uday Kotak, the founder of Kotak Mahindra Bank, says this will have an especially ... Read More

China Economy

The decision to cancel an annual media Q&A with China's top economic official does little ... looks to the Lunar New Year spending to boost economy. China is due a year-of-the-dragon mini baby ... Read More

China's Economic Slump Wipes 155 Billionaires off Global Rich List

More STR/AFP via Getty Despite the turbulent economy, China's "Bottle Water King" Zhong Shanshan tops the nation's rich list, with Pinduoduo's Huang Zheng overtaking Tencent's Pony Ma for the ... Read More

Is China’s Economy Finally Bottoming Out?

China’s economy is teetering on the brink of widespread deflation—a scenario that could cause even more problems than high inflation. We look at Japan’s “lost decade” to explain why ... Read More

Can China’s consumers save its economy?

Behind that panic lies a deeper fear among investors and officials, namely that China no longer has a reliable engine ... s own history. Its policymakers have talked about rebalancing the economy ... Read More

Why the U.S. Economy Is Surging, as China’s Stumbles

What a difference the past few years have made. Conventional wisdom that China’s economy would eclipse the U.S. in a decade—maybe even sooner—is looking uncertain. The view that China was ... Read More

As China’s economy falters, so does middle-class confidence

Decades of breakneck growth transformed China into the world’s second-largest economy and lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, swelling the middle class from 3% of the ... Read More

China Economy

Are the odds in its favour? Beijing has defended China’s ambitious goal of growing the economy by ‘around 5 per cent’ this year, insisting it matches the potential for economic growth ... Read More

Is China’s Economy Finally Bottoming Out?

Better late than never: After a rough 2023 and early 2024, the first read on China’s economy in March points ... Global hit a 13-month high. The good news is the improvement is probably real ... Read More